Trailer hitch bracket



March 31, 1936. PR|B|L r 2,035,669

TRAILER HITCH BRACKET Filed June 28,1935

INVENTOR.

a fiat/3567 151 ATTORNEY Patented Mar. a1, 1936 PATENT 2.035.669 "man-ea m'rcn BRACKET Alexis B. Pribii, Saginaw, liliich.

Application June as, 1935, Serial No. 'aasza 2 Claims.

This invention relates to brackets of the type used to connect trailers to motor driven vehicles and the like, and more specifically to a universal bracket which can be attached to any shape or design of bumper or vehicle frame.

One of the prime objects of the invention is to design a bracket which can be readily attached to any desired portion of the bumper or bumper bar attachment, and which is that it can be readi y adjusted to permit attachment of the ball bolt and to suit the angle of pull.

Another object is to provide a relatively simple, practical, and economical bracket, which is of neat and pleasing appearance, which mounted, to project above or roper, which can readily ms lied an us without marring or defacing the bumper, which quires no oles to be dril ed, and which is adjustable so that it provides for an even, straight p With the above and other objects in the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawand particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportion, and details of construction, without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing- Fig. l is a side view of my improved bracket, showing it mounted on a bumper.

Fig. 2 is an edge view showing the ball bolt secured thereto, the bumper being shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary the stud in position Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of sectional view showing the parts shown in 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a bumper assembly with the brackets mounted thereon.

Trailer hitch brackets such as shown in the accom win are primar ly designed with trailers which have two connections vehicle, and inasmuch and curvature of the varied ber, and projects above minor vary considerably, it is As previously described, the bracket can be mounted to depend below, or it can be mounted to project above the bumper and as shown in the accompanying drawing in which the numeral 8 indicates end oi? the bracket, one 5 face of which is recessed and shouldered as at 9 to receive and accommodate the bumper bar attachment Id, a flat plate-H fitting over said nings l2 are provided in the bar and bracket to accommodate bolts I3 for rigidly m to the bumper attachment. The projecting end of the member 8 termidisc shaped section M, the upper face disc, the upper a nut l1 as'usual.

An extension member i8 is mounted on the 20 section i l and is formed and toothed in a similar manner, being centrally be to accommodate the stud l6, and the nut I1, serves to rigidly secure them in adjusted position. A rib or neck extension 18 and termi- 25 section 20 in which the spaced apart-slotted openings M are cast, these openings being slotted to provide a greater range for attachment.

It will be noted that the extension or free end so of the bracket can be revolved to any desired position-4t is merely necessary to remove the nut ii, and the extension l8 can be adjusted to any desired position; consequently, it will be obvious that the angleof the bar attachment is $5 immaterial, because the extension it can be adjusted in any desired direction to suit and permit attachment of the bail bolt 22 which forms part of the universal ball connection.

Considerable variance might be found in the w spacing of the draft bars which lead from. the trailer, and the slotted openings provide for the range of adjustment.

have perfected a very simple, subtrailer hitch bracket, which is fully al and which can be attached to any vehicle frame or bumper mounting. is:

t1 A trailer hitch bracket ng abracket having a depending leg adapted to accommodate a vehicle bumper, the upper end of said bracket being disc shaped and thed, an extension member mounted on the bracket and termed with a similarly toothed of the class described p 1o shaped end provided with teeth on the race thereend meshing with the an ofl'set section i'onn toothed face of the bracket, of, a. stud were! with the exar in position. r 2. A trailer hitch bracket of the class described and comprising a. bracket member formed with a recessed face adap ed to accommodate a vehicle bumper, said bracket te mina ing in a. disc 

